How many solar farms are planned in Michigan?

Developers have proposed 130 solar farms in Michigan with 20 GW of capacity, according to the grid operators' interconnection queues. Most queue projects are never built.

What is the largest planned solar farm in Michigan?

WEEDS LAKE - HIPLE 345.0kV in Cass County, Michigan is the largest planned, at 539 MW. It is expected to come online in 2029.

Who is developing solar farms in Michigan?

Interconnection queues list each project under a project company, not the developer behind it. Cleanview researches the developer of every project and has them on paid plans.

Planned solar farms in Michigan

Developers have proposed 130 solar farms in Michigan with 20 GW of capacity, in the grid operators' interconnection queues.

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See operating solar farms in Michigan

Updated monthly. Last updated November 2026.

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Updated monthly. Last updated November 2026.

More planned solar farms in Michigan are expected online in 2028 than in any other year

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Planned solar farms by the year they're expected online. Source: the grid operators' interconnection queues, compiled by Cleanview.

The 10 largest planned solar farms in Michigan

Planned, by capacity

#	Solar farm	County	Expected online	Capacity
1	WEEDS LAKE - HIPLE 345.0kV	Cass County	2029	539 MW
2	Hecate Energy Sunfish Solar LLC	Calhoun County	2028	499 MW
3	Sunfish Solar 2	Calhoun County	2026	360 MW
4	BATTLE CREEK - ONEIDA 345.0kV	Calhoun County	2026	309 MW
5	KEYSTONE - LUDINGTON 345.0kV	Wexford County	2028	300 MW
6	GOSS - SLATE 345.0kV	Saginaw County	2027	300 MW
7	GALLAGHER - TWINING 138.0kV	Ogemaw County	2028	290 MW
8	MAJESTIC - ONEIDA 345.0kV	Calhoun County	2027	255 MW
9	White Road - Four Mile 138kV line	Muskegon County	2025	250 MW
10	Other_	Calhoun County	2026	250 MW

Planned solar farms expected online soonest in Michigan

In the next 18 months, soonest first

#	Solar farm	County	Expected online	Capacity
1	Sunfish Solar 2	Calhoun County	2026	360 MW
2	Little Trout Solar	Presque Isle County	2026	150 MW
3	Spring Creek Agri-Energy Center	Calhoun County	2026	140 MW
4	Karn Solar Energy Center	Bay County	2026	80 MW
5	Murch Solar, LLC	Van Buren County	2027	85 MW
6	Murch Solar	Van Buren County	2027	85 MW
7	ARGENTA - MORROW 138.0kV	Kalamazoo County	2027	220 MW
8	Eagle Creek Solar Park LLC	Saginaw County	2027	120 MW
9	MAJESTIC - ONEIDA 345.0kV	Calhoun County	2027	255 MW
10	Watertown Solar	Sanilac County	2027	154 MW

The developer behind each project is on paid plans. See plans

How Cleanview tracks solar farms

Operating solar farms come from the EIA's monthly survey of power plants. Planned projects come from the grid operators' interconnection queues. We research who is developing each one, since a queue lists a project company, not its owner.

Questions about solar farms in Michigan

How many solar farms are planned in Michigan?: Developers have proposed 130 solar farms in Michigan with 20 GW of capacity, according to the grid operators' interconnection queues. Most queue projects are never built.
What is the largest planned solar farm in Michigan?: WEEDS LAKE - HIPLE 345.0kV in Cass County, Michigan is the largest planned, at 539 MW. It is expected to come online in 2029.
Who is developing solar farms in Michigan?: Interconnection queues list each project under a project company, not the developer behind it. Cleanview researches the developer of every project and has them on paid plans.